User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Printing with Mac OS X
- Printing with Windows
- Basic Settings
- Selecting Settings on the Main Tab
- Selecting the Media Type setting
- Selecting the Color setting
- Selecting the Print Quality setting
- Selecting the Mode setting
- Selecting the Advanced settings
- Paper Configuration
- Saving settings
- Deleting settings
- Exporting and importing settings
- Selecting the Paper Source setting
- Selecting the Borderless setting
- Selecting the Paper Size setting
- Selecting the Printable Area setting
- Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings
- Selecting the Save Roll Paper setting
- Checking Ink Levels
- Previewing your printout
- Using the Manual function
- Selecting Settings on the Page Layout Tab
- Using the Printer Utilities
- Getting Information Through On-screen Help
- Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs
- Increasing the Print Speed
- Sharing Your Printer
- Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software
- The Control Panel
- Paper Handling
- Maintenance and Transportation
- Problem Solver
- Troubleshooting
- Printer stops printing unexpectedly
- The printer does not turn on or stay on
- The printer prints nothing
- Printouts are not what you expected
- Print quality could be better
- Color documents print in black ink only
- Printing could be faster
- Roll paper cannot be cut
- Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently
- Roll paper does not eject properly
- Clearing paper jams
- Managing Color with Profiles
- Paper Information
- Where To Get Help
- Troubleshooting
- Product Information
- Options and Consumable Products
- Safety Instructions
- Index
132 The Control Panel
4. Press Menu, then press or to select STD or a paper thickness
value between 0.1 mm and 1.6 mm. When the paper thickness value is 0.2
mm or 1.2 mm, select STD. Otherwise, select the actual paper thickness
value.
5. Press Menu to register your value.
6. Press , then press . You see ALIGNMENT.
7. Press Menu to display AUTO, then press Menu again. You see
UNI-D (uni-directional). This is the type of alignment to start with.
8. Press Menu again to start the alignment process.
It takes about 12 minutes to run the automatic uni-directional head
alignment. The printer’s white beam sensor reads the alignment pattern
and adjusts the printer automatically. Make sure you don’t open the top
cover or turn off the printer during this process.
9. When the uni-directional alignment is finished, press until you see BI-D
2-COLOR. Then press Menu again to start the bi-directional black
alignment process, which is also completely automatic and takes about 7
minutes.
10.When the bi-directional black alignment is finished, press until you see
BI-D ALL. Then press Menu again to start the alignment process.
Again, this process is completely automatic and takes about 17 minutes.
11.When done, press the pause button to exit the head alignment mode.
Aligning the print head manually
If you are not satisfied with the results of automatic print head alignment, you
can perform the head alignment manually. Follow the steps below:
1. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system.
2. Press or to select HEAD ALIGNMENT, then press Menu. You see
PAPER TCKNS.
3. Press Menu, then press or to select STD or a paper thickness
value between 0.1 mm and 1.6 mm. When the paper thickness value is 0.2
mm or 1.2 mm, select STD. Otherwise, select the actual paper thickness
value.